Ridesharing company Lyft has announced that it will be partnering up with Magna, one of the largest suppliers in the auto industry, to create its own self-driving system. Lyft and Magna's goal is not only to get autonomous Lyft vehicles onto public roads around the world, but also to create a platform that can be used by automakers worldwide to create self-driving cars. The kicker with the platform is that it will be integrated with Lyft's own systems, which means that any vehicle built with it will have access to Lyft's ridesharing system. Essentially, this move will allow Lyft to build a...Read more ...

Lyft isn't letting the self-driving car revolution pass it by. Au contraire - the ride-sharing company is putting pedal to the metal with a new partnership. Lyft just announced it's teaming up with Magna, a massive automotive parts supplier, to develop self-driving car systems. So, instead of building one model of self-driving car for Lyft's own use, the two will create autonomous driving platforms that can be integrated into many different vehicles. The systems will be co-developed by the two companies, according to a Magna press release , though Lyft will take the lead in developing the...Read more ...